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Fight against Islamic State: Is Obama's 'lead from behind' working?Critics say the Obama administration is doing too little to fight the Islamic State, but others say America's modest military goals are forcing regional powers, such as Egypt and Jordan, to step up their role, which could be a positive sign.
Susan Rice: Netanyahu visit 'destructive' to bipartisan US-Israel relationshipNational Security Adviser Susan Rice said聽Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's聽plans to address Congress next week, which was arranged by Republican congressional leaders, has 'injected a degree of partisanship' into a relationship that should be above politics.
'I am my own man' on foreign policy, Jeb Bush says 鈥� not his father or brotherIn his first major foreign-policy speech, Jeb Bush said Wednesday that his views are shaped by his own thinking and own experiences, and he offered an energetic defense of immigration.
Jeb Bush to lay out foreign policy: Will he be dad, brother 鈥� or himself?In a speech in Chicago Wednesday, Jeb Bush will offer his views on foreign policy. As a former governor of Florida, he has a clear record on domestic policies, but his views on foreign policy are less known.聽
State Department rep says jobs could be key to eradicating Islamic StateIn an interview on MSNBC's daily talk show 'Hardball,' State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf suggested that an effective long-term campaign against the Islamic State will require addressing the region's socio-economic and political instability.
What does Yemen turmoil mean for US partnership?The US campaign against the Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula won鈥檛 necessarily suffer a staggering blow, security experts say.
Ukraine cease-fire: Can it avert slide into wider war?After 16 hours of intense talks,聽the leaders of Germany, France, Russia, and Ukraine reached a new cease-fire plan for Ukraine鈥檚 10-month civil war that aims to create a buffer zone, freezing the situation on the ground.
Kayla Mueller's parents ask US to remember Syrians, but aid has collapsedKayla Mueller went to Syria to help people 'dying by the thousands,' but confirmation of her death Tuesday after 18 months in captivity points to how Western aid to the area has almost completely dried up.
By not arming Ukraine for now, Obama underscores 'diplomacy first' strategyAt a White House press conference Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Obama said he has 'not made a decision yet' on providing lethal weaponry to Ukraine to help it repel Russian-backed rebels.
Sec. Kerry: US-led coalition 'on the road' to defeating Islamic StateIncreased airstrikes in Syria and the retaking of territory by Kurdish fighters in Iraq appears to indicate some progress in the US-led coalition fight against Islamic State militants.
How Obama's latest national security strategy is more forest, less treesA national security strategy that refuses to allow the challenges of the day to obscure the larger global issues that will determine America鈥檚 prosperity was laid out in a speech Friday by National Security Adviser Susan Rice.
How Russia could escape rising American pressure on UkraineCongress and the Obama administration are growing tired of Russia's belligerence in Ukraine. But Russia helped head off rising tensions with a diplomatic solution once before 鈥� in Syria in 2013 鈥� and could yet again.
Islamic State burning of Jordanian pilot: A page from Hussein, Assad regimes?The burning of the Jordanian pilot, experts say, shows that IS has learned its methods from the vile tactics employed by Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad. It may also signal that the group is beginning to rot from within.
US-Cuba thaw: What will happen to cold-war Cuban migration policy?The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on President Obama鈥檚 plan to normalize relations with Cuba. One aspect of relations already receiving attention is the 1966 law granting Cubans special immigrant status.
Why Washington might be shifting toward sending arms to UkraineThe tone of the discussion around the Ukrainian crisis has shifted in recent months as analysts assert that arming Ukraine may be the only way to pressure Russia.
West eyes new Russian sanctions amid renewed fighting in eastern UkraineSecretary of State John Kerry's upcoming meeting with Russian Foreign Minister聽Sergei Lavrov聽could be a last chance to find some common ground before the Russian-Western estrangement widens further.
Why Castro's demand for reparations from US could backfireCuban President Ra煤l Castro demanded this week that the United States pay hundreds of millions of dollars in economic reparations for damages caused by the US embargo on Cuba. But Cuban-Americans have claims on Cuba, too.
US uses Kobane defeat in 'counter-message' against Islamic State. Can it work?Islamic State fighters have been apparently defeated in the Syrian border city of Kobane, and now the US is trying to hold that up as a cautionary tale for would-be foreign fighters.
Why India and US make eager, but awkward, dance partnersPresident Obama's visit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscores both parties' desire for closer ties. But some of India's interests diverge from America's in key ways.
Despite new king, US-Saudi relations likely to see more continuity than changeContinuity and stability are two attributes that Washington will be looking for as the Saudi transition adds one more element of doubt to a region racked by turmoil.
